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Unspeakable : surviving my childhood and finding my voice / by Fisher, Jessica Willis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this elegant, harrowing story of the manipulation and co-dependency that defines abusive family relationships, Jessica Willis Fisher lets us see the formative moments of her childhood through her eyes. Fisher's haunting coming-of-age memoir captures the beauty and ugliness of a young woman finding her way - filled with longing, fear, confusion, secrecy, and most importantly, hope for the future. 'Unspeakable' is a big memoir that is already getting compared to Tara Westover's 'Educated'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fisher, Jessica Willis.; Willis Clan (Musical group); Country musicians; Dysfunctional families.; Sexual abuse victims' writings, American.; Sexually abused girls.; Singers; Women country musicians;
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Breathless / by Niven, Jennifer.;
"With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is focused on three things: college in the fall, become a famous author, and the ever-elusive possibility of sex. Then her dad drops a bombshell: he and Claude's mom are splitting up. Claude's mom whisks them both away to a remote, mosquito-infested island off the coast of Georgia, where the two of them can start the painful process of mending their broken hearts. It's the last place Claude can imagine finding her footing, but then Jeremiah Crew happens. Miah is a local trail guide with a passion for photography, and a past he doesn't like to talk about. He's brash, enigmatic, and even more infuriatingly, he's the only one who seems to see Claude for who she wants to be. When Claude decides to sleep with Miah, she tells herself it's just sex-- she's not going to put her already broken heart at risk"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Psychological fiction.; High school girls; Children of separated parents; Dysfunctional families; Interpersonal relations; Teenagers; First loves; Self-realization in women; Forest guides (Persons);
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The act [videorecording] : the complete limited series / by Clermont-Tonnerre, Laure de,television director.; Fidell, Hannah,television director.; Piet, Steven,television director.; Arkin, Adam,television director.; Choe, Christina,television director.; Antosca, Nick,screenwriter,creator.; Arquette, Patricia,1968-actor.; Dean, Michelle,1979-screenwriter,creator.; King, Joey,1999-actor.; Sevigny, Chloë,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joey King, Patricia Arquette, Chloe Sevigny.Explores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard and her overprotective mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette, in her Primetime Emmy winning performance). As Gypsy strives to break free from her mom's controlling influence, she begins to uncover a host of secrets that propel her down a deadly path.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television mini-series.; Biographical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, 1991-; Blanchard, Dee Dee, 1967-2015; Murder; Parricide; Fraud; Child abuse; Dysfunctional families; Abused children; Mothers and daughters; Trials (Murder); Munchausen syndrome by proxy;
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This bright future : a memoir / by Hall, Bobby,author.;
"A raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist ... A self-described orphan with parents, Bobby Hall began life as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, the only child of an alcoholic, mentally ill mother on welfare and an absent, crack-addicted father. After enduring seventeen years of abuse and neglect, Bobby ran away from home and--with nothing more than a discarded laptop and a ninth-grade education--he found his voice in the world of hip-hop and a new home in a place he never expected: the untamed and uncharted wilderness of the social media age"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Hall, Bobby.; Adult child abuse victims; Adult children of alcoholics; Adult children of drug addicts; Adult children of dysfunctional families; Internet personalities; Rap musicians;
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The hope in leaving : a memoir / by Williams, Barbara,1953-author.;
"On the day she is leaving town to escape her troubled family and to start over at twenty-four--she finds a note on her mother's door. Her brother has shot himself. In stories that face reality so squarely they express what usually goes unsaid, from exhilaration to despair, Barbara Williams remembers her childhood leading up to this moment. Her father is a logger, nomad, and born dreamer. Her mother has too many kids and never enough money to support or protect them. The family keeps on the move, shedding a grand total of twenty-seven homes. Williams remembers having one hope as a child, 'the hope in leaving and doing better next time.' But poverty, mental illness, substances abuse, and injustice pursued them wherever they went. They lived smalltown life hard and suffered, most of all her brother, the fearless star of their childhood adventures and misadventures. Williams writes, 'We grew up like wild animals with the wrong set of instincts for our environment.' It might be said it's a miracle she survived to bring us these stories. In doing so, Williams proves there is one thing that can survive the worst of life and even death: love without judgment"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Williams, Barbara, 1953-; Williams, Barbara, 1953-; Actresses; Coming of age; Dysfunctional families; Loggers; Logging; Migrant laborers' families; Poor families;
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Pilgrim's wilderness [sound recording] : a true story of faith and madness on the Alaska Frontier / by Kizzia, Tom.; Sanders, Fred.;
Prologue: Third Month -- Part One. Pilgrim's Trail -- The Road to McCarthy -- History's Shadow -- The Bollard Wars -- Sunlight and Firefly -- Motorheads -- The Rainbow Cross -- Hostile Territory -- Holy Bob and the Wild West -- God vs. the Park Service -- The Pilgrim's Progress -- Part Two. The Farthest-Out Place -- Hillbilly Heaven -- Flight of the Angels -- The Pilgrim Family Minstrels -- Part Three. Out of the Wilderness -- A Quiet Year -- The Wanigan -- Exodus -- Pilgrim's Last Stand -- The Man in the Iron Cage -- Epilogue: Peaceful Harbor.Read by Fred Sanders.
Subjects: Hale, Robert (Robert Allen), 1941-2008; Hale, Robert (Robert Allen), 1941-2008.; Abusive men; Audiobooks.; Criminals; Cults; Dysfunctional families; Fundamentalists; Incest; Pioneers;
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After love [videorecording] / by Bejo, Bérénice,1976-actor.; Kahn, Cédric,1966-actor.; Keller, Marthe,actor.; Lafosse, Joachim,1975-screenwriter,film director.; Icarus Films Home Video,publisher.;
Bérénice Bejo, Cédric Kahn, Marthe Keller, Jade Soentjens, Margaux Soentjens.Boris and Marie have decided to separate after fifteen years together. However, cash-strapped Boris is still living in the family home. When all is said and done, neither of the two is willing to give up. Now this apartment is a war zone and their situation a nightmare.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Motion pictures, French.; Foreign films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Dysfunctional families; Separated parents; Divorce; Equitable distribution of marital property; Families; Marital property;
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Elvis, me, and the postcard winter / by Gentile, Leslie,1959-;
"The winter rains have come to the Eagle Shores Trailer Park on a Reserve on southern Vancouver Island in 1978. Abandoned by her mother last summer, twelve-year-old Truly has settled into her new life living with Andy El, the Salish Elder who runs the trailer park. Truly eagerly awaits the postcards she receives from the King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis Presley, who now tours as an Elvis Impersonator. When he sends Truly a second-hand guitar as a Christmas gift, she learns to play and discovers that her growing love of music deepens her friendship with twins Agnes and Linda, Andy El's Granddaughters. Truly's new world is shattered with the unexpected return of her mother, Clarice, who wants another shot at being a good mom. Truly is now faced with deciding whether or not she can trust Clarice and must ultimately choose if she is willing to give up the peace and security of her comfortable life with Andy El and her new family to give Clarice a second chance"--
Subjects: Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977; Postcards; Elvis Presley impersonators; Mother and child; Indigenous children; Indian reservations; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and daughters;
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My week with him / by Goffney, Joya,author.;
"Nikki can't wait to leave Texas and follow her dreams of a music career ... After a painful betrayal by her sister and a heated argument with their mother, Nikki is kicked out and finds herself homeless. She decides to go to California to pursue her singing career. When her best friend, Malachai, discovers her plan to flee Texas, he begs her to spend the remainder of spring break with him. He believes that over the course of a week, he can convince her to stay in Texas, or to at least graduate high school. But their plans are interrupted when Nikki's little sister Vae goes missing. Nikki is forced to work alongside her difficult mother as they set off in search of Vae, with Malachai's support. Will Nikki find a reason to stay in Texas, or will this spring break be the last time she sees them? Through her emotional journey, Nikki ultimately finds the love she's always been missing and discovers the power of her own voice."--013+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Best friends; Dysfunctional families; Interpersonal relations; Missing children; Spring break; Teenagers; African Americans; Best friends; Family problems; Interpersonal relations; Missing children; Spring break; Teenagers;
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Visitations [graphic novel] / by Egbert, Corey,1988-author,illustrator.;
Corey's mom has always made him feel safe. Especially after his parents' divorce, and the dreaded visitations with his dad begin. But as Corey grows older, he can't ignore his mother's increasingly wild accusations. Her insistence that Corey act as his sister's protector. Her declaration that Corey's father is the devil. Soon, she whisks Corey and his sister away from their home and into the boiling Nevada desert. There, they struggle to survive with little food and the police on their trail. Meanwhile, under the night sky, Corey is visited by a flickering ghost, a girl who urges him to fight for a different world--one outside of his mother's spoon-fed tales, one Corey must find before it's too late.
Subjects: Autobiographical fiction.; Coming-of-age comics.; Graphic novels.; Egbert, Corey, 1988-; Children of divorced parents; Children of mentally ill mothers; Dysfunctional families; Latter Day Saints; Parental kidnapping; Siblings;
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